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Municipality

Balamban

Balamban is a municipality in Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 98,170 in the 2024 census, and it has 28 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Balamban by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
AsturiasCebu CityToledo CityDanao CityAbucayan: 6,221 people, 1,301 per km², 0.43% a yearAliwanay: 2,870 people, 8,671 per km², 0.07% a yearArpili: 7,953 people, 759 per km², 3.19% a yearBayong: 758 people, 100 per km², −7.79% a yearBiasong: 2,756 people, 308 per km², 5.47% a yearBuanoy: 13,538 people, 1,394 per km², −0.96% a yearCabagdalan: 772 people, 206 per km², −3.77% a yearCabasiangan: 1,070 people, 70 per km², −7.77% a yearCambuhawe: 4,120 people, 1,916 per km², 2.22% a yearCansomoroy: 1,736 people, 121 per km², −3.90% a yearCantibas: 2,142 people, 471 per km², 6.88% a yearCantuod: 6,035 people, 1,609 per km², 4.69% a yearDuangan: 398 people, 68 per km², −23.04% a yearGaas: 3,328 people, 113 per km², 0.64% a yearGinatilan: 1,604 people, 113 per km², 2.16% a yearHingatmonan: 1,300 people, 300 per km², −1.64% a yearLamesa: 2,206 people, 194 per km², 2.27% a yearLiki: 1,257 people, 221 per km², 0.21% a yearLuca: 1,399 people, 166 per km², 4.15% a yearMatun-og: 713 people, 63 per km², −5.81% a yearNangka: 7,263 people, 1,175 per km², 0.09% a yearPondol: 10,728 people, 2,283 per km², 1.10% a yearPrenza: 3,419 people, 1,039 per km², −0.84% a yearSingsing: 1,996 people, 895 per km², 0.66% a yearSunog: 1,973 people, 108 per km², 9.59% a yearVito: 2,601 people, 271 per km², 8.25% a yearBaliwagan: 6,004 people, 3,706 per km², −0.54% a yearSanta Cruz-Santo Niño: 2,010 people, 3,564 per km², −0.30% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    98,170

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 37.8% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    12th

    of the 53 cities and municipalities of Cebu by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 3 of every 100 people in Cebu lived in Balamban in 2024 (2.89%)

  • Inside itSources

    28

    barangays

  • LandSources

    216.45 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Balamban's land would fill a square about 14.7 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 454 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 5 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    24,914

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.9 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    71.4%

    About 71 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0702208000[4]Formerly 072208000
ZIP code
6041[13, 14]

People

Balamban had 98,170 people in the 2024 census, up 37.8% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Balamban had the 12th most people of the 53 cities and municipalities of Cebu in 2024[1]
  1. 9Consolacion153,931
  2. 10Carcar City140,308
  3. 11Naga City138,727
  4. 12Balamban98,170
  5. 13Daanbantayan95,080
  6. 14Bogo City90,187
  7. 15Bantayan87,394
All 53 cities and municipalities of Cebu
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 70 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Buanoy13,53814 in 100
  2. Pondol10,72811 in 100
  3. Arpili7,9538 in 100
  4. Nangka7,2637 in 100
  5. Abucayan6,2216 in 100
  6. Cantuod6,0356 in 100
  7. Baliwagan6,0046 in 100
  8. Cambuhawe4,1204 in 100
  9. Prenza3,4193 in 100
  10. Gaas3,3283 in 100
See all 28 barangays of Balamban
Age structure · 2020 Census[33]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 33 of every 100 are children under 15 (33.4%)
  • About 62 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (61.8%)
  • About 5 of every 100 are 65 or older (4.8%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 410,2985,2915,007
5 - 910,9355,7095,226
10 - 1410,4655,4095,056
15 - 199,2624,7854,477
20 - 248,8514,6464,205
25 - 298,3014,3523,949
30 - 347,1603,7593,401
35 - 396,1423,2222,920
40 - 445,2212,7002,521
45 - 494,4712,4222,049
50 - 543,6941,8561,838
55 - 593,1691,5991,570
60 - 642,4451,1931,252
65 - 691,9208811,039
70 - 741,181523658
75 - 79740314426
80 years and over685231454

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
98,170[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
24,914[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.9 on average[1, 2]
Share of Cebu, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
2.89%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
71.4% (70,070 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
48,892 men, 46,048 women[33]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202498,170[1, 2]0.76% a year24,9143.9
2020as of May 1, 202095,136[1]1.85% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201587,177[1]3.92% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201071,237[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then66,261[31]1.40% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders59,922[31, 32]3.96% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then49,983[31]1.60% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then45,909[31]1.01% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then41,498[31]2.13% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then37,351[31]0.51% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then36,416[31]−0.44% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then38,081[31]———

Barangays

Balamban is made up of 28 barangays.
Barangays of Balamban. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Abucayan6,2216.34%0.43% a yearabout 4.78 km²Urban
Aliwanay2,8702.92%0.07% a yearabout 0.331 km²Urban
Arpili7,9538.1%3.19% a yearabout 10.48 km²Urban
Baliwagan6,0046.12%−0.54% a yearabout 1.62 km²Urban
Bayong7580.77%−7.79% a yearabout 7.57 km²Rural
Biasong2,7562.81%5.47% a yearabout 8.95 km²Rural
Buanoy13,53813.79%−0.96% a yearabout 9.71 km²Urban
Cabagdalan7720.79%−3.77% a yearabout 3.75 km²Rural
Cabasiangan1,0701.09%−7.77% a yearabout 15.27 km²Rural
Cambuhawe4,1204.2%2.22% a yearabout 2.15 km²Urban
Cansomoroy1,7361.77%−3.90% a yearabout 14.33 km²Rural
Cantibas2,1422.18%6.88% a yearabout 4.55 km²Rural
Cantuod6,0356.15%4.69% a yearabout 3.75 km²Urban
Duangan3980.41%−23.04% a yearabout 5.87 km²Rural
Gaas3,3283.39%0.64% a yearabout 29.52 km²Urban
Ginatilan1,6041.63%2.16% a yearabout 14.23 km²Rural
Hingatmonan1,3001.32%−1.64% a yearabout 4.33 km²Rural
Lamesa2,2062.25%2.27% a yearabout 11.36 km²Rural
Liki1,2571.28%0.21% a yearabout 5.70 km²Rural
Luca1,3991.43%4.15% a yearabout 8.44 km²Rural
Matun-og7130.73%−5.81% a yearabout 11.40 km²Rural
Nangka7,2637.4%0.09% a yearabout 6.18 km²Urban
Pondol10,72810.93%1.10% a yearabout 4.70 km²Urban
Prenza3,4193.48%−0.84% a yearabout 3.29 km²Rural
Santa Cruz-Santo Niño2,0102.05%−0.30% a yearabout 0.564 km²Urban
Singsing1,9962.03%0.66% a yearabout 2.23 km²Rural
Sunog1,9732.01%9.59% a yearabout 18.20 km²Rural
Vito2,6012.65%8.25% a yearabout 9.60 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Balamban covers 216.45 km² of land, 454 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 995 m above the sea and it has 26.5 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
216.45 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
454 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
10.48096° N, 123.77081° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[27]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
286 m
Highest
995 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

26.5 km of coastline[28]

Rivers[28]

  1. Lusaran River27.7 of 57.7 km
  2. Bucayane River11.4 km

Peaks[28]

  1. Mount Manunggal980 m
  2. Mount Mauyog880 m
  3. Mount Cabalasanheight not mapped

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type III[29]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Mactan International Airport, the nearest PAGASA station, 29 km away[30]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 1,685 mm of rain on 138 days a year; 28.1 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Mactan International Airport, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January135 mm1226.8 °C29.7 °C24.0 °C
February89 mm927.0 °C30.0 °C24.0 °C
March61 mm727.8 °C31.0 °C24.6 °C
April56 mm528.8 °C32.2 °C25.5 °C
May94 mm929.4 °C32.8 °C26.0 °C
June181 mm1328.9 °C32.3 °C25.5 °C
July211 mm1528.3 °C31.6 °C25.1 °C
August158 mm1328.5 °C31.9 °C25.2 °C
September190 mm1428.4 °C31.9 °C25.0 °C
October208 mm1528.2 °C31.4 °C24.9 °C
November131 mm1228.0 °C31.0 °C25.0 °C
December172 mm1427.4 °C30.3 °C24.6 °C
The year1,685 mm13828.1 °C31.3 °C24.9 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 26 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 34 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
34.0% of people[17]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
1st class[4]
About 34 of every 100 people in Balamban lived below the poverty line in 2021 (34.0%)[17]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 29.2% and 38.8%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 35government offices
  • 11hospitals and health centres
  • 44schools
  • 6places of worship
  • 2markets
  • 1station or terminal
  • 3parks
  • 4monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Balamban” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices18

12 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 28 barangays of Balamban

Hospitals and health centres11

5 more hospitals and health centres are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 28 barangays of Balamban

Markets2

Stations and terminals1

Parks3

Monuments and memorials4

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Balamban. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[11, 12]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
3rd district of Cebu[15, 16]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Amos Edwin Carausos Cabahug[18]
    Vice mayor
    Alex Francis Veloso Binghay II[18]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Ace Stefan Veloso Binghay[19]
    Vice mayor
    Alex Francis Veloso Binghay II[19]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Alex Sanchez Binghay[20]
    Vice mayor
    Alex Francis Veloso Binghay II[20]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Ace Stefan Veloso Binghay[21]
    Vice mayor
    Rosario Veloso Binghay[21]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Ace Stefan Veloso Binghay[22]
    Vice mayor
    Rosario Veloso Binghay[22]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Ace Stefan Veloso Binghay[23]
    Vice mayor
    Rosario Veloso Binghay[23]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Alex Sanchez Binghay[24]
    Vice mayor
    Ace Stefan Veloso Binghay[24]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Alex Binghay[25]
    Vice mayor
    Edmund Bendebel[25]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Alex S. Binghay[26]
    Vice mayor
    Edmund A. Bendebel[26]
Mayors and vice mayors of Balamban, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Amos Edwin Carausos Cabahug[18]Alex Francis Veloso Binghay II[18]
2022–2025Ace Stefan Veloso Binghay[19]Alex Francis Veloso Binghay II[19]
2019–2022Alex Sanchez Binghay[20]Alex Francis Veloso Binghay II[20]
2016–2019Ace Stefan Veloso Binghay[21]Rosario Veloso Binghay[21]
2013–2016Ace Stefan Veloso Binghay[22]Rosario Veloso Binghay[22]
2010–2013Ace Stefan Veloso Binghay[23]Rosario Veloso Binghay[23]
2007–2010Alex Sanchez Binghay[24]Ace Stefan Veloso Binghay[24]
2004–2007Alex Binghay[25]Edmund Bendebel[25]
2001–2004Alex S. Binghay[26]Edmund A. Bendebel[26]

History & Identity

Balamban's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Balamban in Now

How it got its name

Local traditionOral tradition says Spaniards chasing Hara Amihan crossed the Combado River with the help of balang-balang and named the river and the settlement of Combado after it; this explains the Combado name, not Balamban itself.[9]

Its story

Local traditionOral tradition counts Balamban among the polities of a pre-Hispanic kingdom called Hinulawan, with the seat of government at Balambang on the coast of present Barangay Nangka.[9]

The municipal history says no exact date of creation is known, but the town is thought to have existed by the 1850s.[9]

Timeline

  1. 22 October 1903

    Act No. 952 listed Balamban among Cebu municipalities that kept their own territory.[10]

Nearby

Balamban shares a border with Asturias, Cebu City, Toledo City and Danao City.

How it compares

Balamban beside Cebu, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Cebu.

Balamban beside Cebu
FigureBalambanCebuRank among the cities and municipalities of Cebu
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary98,170[1, 2]3,400,52212th of 53
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.76% a year[1, 2]faster0.54% a year15th of 53
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary454[6]less crowded77535th of 53
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary216.45 km²[6]4,389.23 km²3rd of 53
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.9[1, 2]higher3.8not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary71.4%[5]higher55.1%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Cebu City, the capital of Cebu
14.4 km southeast
Manila
548.0 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. AsturiasCebu12.5 km north
  2. Cebu CityCebu14.4 km southeast
  3. Toledo CityCebu15.4 km southwest
  4. Danao CityCebu18.4 km east
  5. ConsolacionCebu21.0 km southeast
  6. MinglanillaCebu22.4 km south

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Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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  24. 24.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2007 National and Local Elections. Published January 14, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
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  28. 28.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
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